Grass

Grass is an out-of-the-way planet inhabited by stuffy and insular aristocrats who enjoy a bit of hunting. They don't want anything to do with the universe outside.

Back on Earth, the Church of Sanctity is suppressing the knowledge of a devastating plague that threatens all of humanity. A plague that doesn't appear to have affected anyone on Grass.

The Yrarier family, known for their skill with horses, are dispatched as ambassadors, to try to win the trust of the aristocracy, but the hunting that takes place on Grass bears little resemblance to hunting they knew on Earth, and there is a lot more going on than meets the eye.

It took me a while to get going on this book. The narrative jumps around a lot in viewpoint and in time in the early chapters, and I found it hard to figure out what the story was going to be, and who's story I was being told. Once things were in place, though, I began to really enjoy the book. The relationships of the characters felt real, and there is an interesting puzzle to be unravelled. Things don't always work out for the best, and people don't always learn better, but they get through. Most of them.